In Defense of Mindless Eating

Dean, Megan A.

doi:10.1007/s11245-020-09721-2

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“…Given its everyday prevalence, the phenomenon of distraction has attracted the attention (pun intended) of many researchers (Dean, 2021; Horberry et al, 2006; S. Marsh et al, 2013; McGreevy et al, 2015; Ogden et al, 2017; Robinson et al, 2013).…”

Section: Distraction and Actual Consumption Enjoymentmentioning

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Underwhelming pleasures: Toward a self-regulatory account of hedonic compensation and overconsumption.

Murphy,

van Meer,

van Dillen

et al. 2024

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Hedonic overconsumption (e.g., overconsumption of gratifying behaviors, e.g., eating, gaming) is common in daily life and often problematic, pointing to the need for adequate behavioral models. In this article, we develop a self-regulatory framework proposing that when an actual consumption experience falls short of hedonic expectations-such as when being distracted-people will want to consume more to compensate for the shortfall. In a preliminary meta-analysis, a small-scale field experiment on distraction during lunch and subsequent afternoon snacking (Study 1), and a preregistered experience sampling study (Study 2) involving more than 6,000 consumption episodes in everyday life across multiple consumption domains, we investigated the predictions from our hedonic compensation model. There was clear and consistent evidence across studies and analyses for the prediction that distraction during consumption compromises the actual enjoyment of a given consumption experience. Both empirical studies yielded consistent evidence for a positive association between actual enjoyment and consumption satisfaction but inconsistent and weaker evidence for the expected role of actual-expected enjoyment discrepancies for this part of the model. There was also consistent evidence for the expected negative association between consumption satisfaction and the need for further gratification. Finally, there was moderate and inconsistent support linking the need for further gratification to subsequent consumption across Study 1 (amount and frequency of snacking in the afternoon) and Study 2 (shorter duration to subsequent consumption). Taken together, the present framework provides initial support for the proposed link among compromising consumption contexts, consumption enjoyment, and subsequent hedonic compensation.

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Section: Distraction and Actual Consumption Enjoymentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Underwhelming pleasures: Toward a self-regulatory account of hedonic compensation and overconsumption.

Murphy,

van Meer,

van Dillen

et al. 2024

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…Given its everyday prevalence, the phenomenon of distraction has attracted the attention (pun intended) of many researchers (Dean, 2020;Horberry et al, 2006;Marsh et al, 2013;McGreevy et al, 2015;Ogden et al, 2017;Robinson et al, 2013). However, what remains empirically untested is whether distraction during hedonic consumption reduces consumption enjoyment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Underwhelming Pleasures: Towards a Self-Regulatory Account of Hedonic Compensation and Overconsumption

Murphy¹,

Dillen²,

Meer³

et al. 2022

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Hedonic overconsumption (e.g., overconsumption of gratifying behaviors, e.g., eating, gaming, etc.) is common in daily life and often problematic, pointing to the need for adequate behavioral models. It has been theorized that when a consumption experience falls short of hedonic expectations people will generally consume more to compensate the shortfall. In this pre-registered experience sampling study we test this idea empirically via our hedonic compensation model, and we examine whether distraction during consumption triggers hedonic shortfall by compromising the consumption experience. Two-hundred and twenty participants received 49 identical surveys on their smartphone (seven per day for seven days), providing 6967 useable data-points. In each survey (if consumption was reported) participants indicated what (e.g., food, media) and how much they consumed, how much consumption conflicted with other personal goals, their consumption enjoyment and satisfaction, their post-consumption need for further gratification, and how distracted they were during consumption. Results support our hedonic compensation model: distraction during consumption predicted lower consumption enjoyment relative to expectations, which was followed by reduced consumption satisfaction, a greater post-consumption need for further gratification, a shorter duration to subsequent consumption, and more conflict between the subsequent consumption experience and other personal goals. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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“…Granted, it isn't always or even often done for aesthetic reasons; this doesn't mean it lacks an aesthetic dimension. Even so‐called ‘mindless eating’ can have a kind of value (Dean, 2021), and Kaplan (2020, p. 76) suggests philosophers “should take bad food and displeasures more seriously,” a point we'll return to below. Even in its humbler forms, food embodies complicated questions involving identity, culture, power, and politics.…”

Section: Aesthetics and Authenticity: The Ethics And Politics Of Tastementioning

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The aesthetics of food

Plakias

2021

Philosophy Compass

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In Defense of Mindless Eating

Cited by 4 publications

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Underwhelming pleasures: Toward a self-regulatory account of hedonic compensation and overconsumption.

Underwhelming pleasures: Toward a self-regulatory account of hedonic compensation and overconsumption.

Underwhelming Pleasures: Towards a Self-Regulatory Account of Hedonic Compensation and Overconsumption

The aesthetics of food

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